Isn't there give in 'based on a true story', though?
Tell that to all the people that protested ABC's "Path to 9/11".
I don't fancy spending the next month trying to get librarian out of the carpet.
Spike ,'Chosen'
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megan walker - Oct 23, 2006 8:42:42 am PDT #4853 of 10001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Sean K - Oct 23, 2006 8:49:53 am PDT #4854 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
I love that Nutty quietly corrected my poor spelling of Thermopylae in my quote. Thanks, Nutty! I knew it had a "Y" in there somewhere.
Nutty - Oct 23, 2006 8:51:35 am PDT #4855 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
I only know it thanks to flea. And anyway, you asked!
IAmNotReallyASpring - Oct 23, 2006 8:53:05 am PDT #4856 of 10001
I think Freddy Quimby should walk out of here a free hotel
Tell that to all the people that protested ABC's "Path to 9/11".
Do I have to? Some of their phone numbers I don't even know.
megan walker - Oct 23, 2006 8:55:13 am PDT #4857 of 10001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Do I have to? Some of their phone numbers I don't even know.Well, there are a lot of them. Maybe we could start a phone tree?
IAmNotReallyASpring - Oct 23, 2006 9:00:25 am PDT #4858 of 10001
I think Freddy Quimby should walk out of here a free hotel
Well, my telemarketing scam could use some fresh blood... okay, I'm in.
Zenkitty - Oct 23, 2006 9:05:38 am PDT #4859 of 10001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Why is Virgin Suicides considered slight? It's a story of, what, five sisters who all committed suicide, most on the same night, and why they did it. Was it a trifle because the girls were pretty? I don't get it.
Also, I think it was the male protagonist who was dreamy and glazed in LiT.
Theodosia - Oct 23, 2006 9:47:39 am PDT #4860 of 10001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Trivia: Thermopylae means Hot Springs.
Sean K - Oct 23, 2006 10:08:44 am PDT #4861 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Huh. That's actually pretty interesting. I wonder if that means that those poor, doomed souls got to spend their last days before the Persians arrived soaking in what probably amounted to the area's finest spas, pampering themselves before their inevitable deaths. That would certainly provide an interesting new light on the reasons for chosing the pass as the battleground, as well....
"Sure, the pass is strategically advantageous, but I'll be damned if I let those stinkin' Persians have my hot springs!"
Tom Scola - Oct 23, 2006 10:17:29 am PDT #4862 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
I wonder if that means that those poor, doomed souls got to spend their last days before the Persians arrived soaking in what probably amounted to the area's finest spas, pampering themselves before their inevitable deaths.
Actually, yes it does.
When scouts initially informed Xerxes of the size of the Greek force, and of the Spartans who were performing preparations which included naked calisthenics and combing their hair, Xerxes found the reports laughable.